BRAEMAR ROYAL HIGHLAND CHARITY

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SC297982 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2006-03-01

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£3.12M

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other sports activities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (64/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

22 officers (9 active, 22 linked, 19 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

90 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £3,116,787

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£152k

Net Worth

£3.1m

Current Assets

£272k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31
Total assets	£3.12M
Current assets	£271.7k
Cash	£152.3k
Debtors	£112.0k
Net assets	£3.12M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand

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officers · CH01
2025-06-03
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accounts · AA
2024-07-03
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accounts · AA
2023-10-10
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officers · TM01
2023-10-07
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accounts · AA
2023-10-04
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GEDDES, Paul David resigned
director
2023-05-08
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officers · AP01
2023-05-08
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officers · AP01
2023-04-26
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LAWRENCE, Peter Arthur, Mr. appointed
director
2023-04-26
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MCINTOSH, Alastair Ian appointed
director
2022-08-26
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accounts · AA
2022-05-27
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officers · AP01
2022-05-25
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officers · TM01
2022-05-20
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WRIGHT, John Duncan appointed
director
2022-05-20
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GEDDES, David William resigned
director
2021-08-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
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FRASER, Sheena Margaret appointed
director
2021-04-29
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officers · AP01
2021-04-07
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2021-04-07
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incorporation · MA
2021-04-07
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-09-01
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FRASER, Sheena Margaret appointed
secretary
2020-09-01
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WOOD, James Brunton resigned
secretary
2020-08-31
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KELLY, Katherine Louise resigned
director
2020-01-26
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HAMPSON, David resigned
director
2019-06-17
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JOLLY, Fay Louisa appointed
director
2019-06-17
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WILSON, Gregor appointed
director
2019-06-17
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GEDDES, Paul David appointed
director
2019-06-17
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JOLLY, Margaret Anne resigned
director
2018-10-27
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KELLY, Katherine Louise appointed
director
2018-04-01
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LOVIE, Robert Gordon resigned
director
2017-08-11
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LOVIE, Robert Gordon appointed
director
2017-03-01
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WOOD, James Brunton resigned
director
2016-01-22
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MCGREGOR, Joseph Don appointed
director
2015-11-01
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MESTON, William Anderson resigned
secretary
2015-11-01
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WOOD, James Brunton appointed
secretary
2015-11-01
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MESTON, William Anderson resigned
director
2014-02-28
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JOLLY, Margaret Anne appointed
director
2014-02-28
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WOOD, James Brunton appointed
director
2011-05-20
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FRASER, Peter Middleton appointed
director
2011-05-20
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DUFF, John Edward Murray resigned
director
2007-06-01
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HAMPSON, David appointed
director
2007-06-01
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SMITH, Lindsay John resigned
director
2006-07-28
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GEDDES, David William appointed
director
2006-07-28
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MCINTOSH, George Philip resigned
director
2006-03-01
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Company incorporated
As BRAEMAR ROYAL HIGHLAND CHARITY

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Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2006-03-01

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

The Duke Of Rothesay Highland Games Pavilion Broombank Terrace

Braemar

Ballater

Aberdeenshire

AB35 5YX

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-15

Last: 2026-03-01